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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Eddie Richardson v. United States

526 U.S. 813 · 119 S. Ct. 1707 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 3640

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
97-8629
U.S. Reports
526 U.S. 813
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 1707
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 3640

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Eddie Richardson v. United States.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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